Author: Zito Partners

EquityZen on the ForeScout Technologies IPO in TechCrunch

ForeScout Technologies prices IoT security IPO at $22 As of last year, ForeScout was said to possess a $1 billion valuation. The IPO values ForeScout at just above $800 million. This is what’s become known as a “down round IPO.” Some investors had built-in protections and it looks like Wellington will be granted additional shares to make […]

Tortoise in The Wall Street Journal

Investing Firm Tortoise to Be Acquired by Group of Private-Equity Companies Group, led by Lovell Minnick Partners, includes HarbourVest Partners and AlpInvest Partners A group of private-equity firms led by Lovell Minnick Partners LLC has reached an agreement to buy a majority stake in income-investing specialist Tortoise, the companies said Wednesday. Leawood, Kan.-based money manager […]

EquityZen on the MongoDB IPO in BizJournals

Pre-IPO marketplace EquityZen projects MongoDB’s path Thursday marks the public market debut of New York-based MongoDB Inc. The open-source database system, which has a significant office in Palo Alto, looks to raise $168 million by offering 8 million Class A shares at a price range of $20 to $22. That’s up from a previous range […]

News12 New Jersey Interviews Steve Kalafer

New Jersey dealership pulls NFL ads over players’ protests The owner of one of New Jersey’s largest car dealerships is pulling his television advertisements during NFL games due to players’ protests during the national anthem. Steve Kalafer sells 16 brands of cars in dealerships in Flemington, Clinton and Princeton. He says that he is unhappy […]

Steve Kalafer in NJ.com

N.J. mega car dealer pulls TV ads over NFL protests In response to the ongoing controversy surrounding NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, the owner of Flemington Car and Truck Country has pulled the dealership’s ads from broadcasts of games for the remainder of the 2017 season. Read more here: http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2017/10/flemington_business_owner_pulls_tv_ads_over _nfl_pr.html

Steve Kalafer in MyCentralJersey

NJ car dealer: NFL protests disrespectful, pulls ads A Flemington car dealership has pulled its NFL ads in response to recent protests: “I’m talking to 99-percent of (my) contacts, and they agree that it’s disrespectful, it’s improper,” said Steve Kalafer, owner of Flemington Car and Truck Country, according to reports. Read more here: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/money/business/2017/10/02/nj-car-dealer-nfl-protests-disrespectful-pulls-ads/726074001/

PS&S’s Grand Re-Opening Of Its Yonkers Office Is Covered By The Journal News

New Jersey architects, engineers open Yonkers office A New Jersey architecture firm has opened its first Westchester County office in Yonkers. PS&S offers architecture, engineering, design and environmental consulting services from a 12-person, 5,400-square-foot office at 1 Larkin Plaza. The new location sits across from the daylighted Saw Mill River, for which PS&S provided engineering […]

Col. Jack Jacobs and Joe Grano in Legacies of War: Vietnam

Legacies of War: Vietnam This documentary film explores the legacy of the Vietnam War through the experiences of veterans from the New York tri-state area. Veterans highlight stories of their service in Vietnam and the treatment they received upon coming home, along with a discussion of how the Vietnam War has affected how American civilians […]

FDNY Foundation Hosts Annual FDNY All-Star Event

Legends from the worlds of sports, television, radio and the arts came together with longtime friends of the FDNY and business leaders to support the Department and mark the 16th anniversary of September 11th at the annual FDNY All-Star event on Thurs., Sept. 14. Read more here: http://www.fdnyfoundation.org/fdny-foundation-hosts-annual-fdny-all-star-event/

General Frank Libutti and Renaissance Global Services Featured in NJBiz

From the Corps to the corner office: Former Marine finds business niche in pipelines, pharmaceuticals It’s not every day that someone compares overseeing 80,000 U.S. Marines to running a project management and gas pipeline inspection firm in New Jersey. But for Frank Libutti, former U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General and current president and CEO of […]

Cento Amici Welcomes NJ District Court Chief Judge As Newest Member

Judge Jose Linares, an adjunct Professor at Seton Hall School of Law, a strong supporter of education in New Jersey, and the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, has agreed to become the newest member of Cento Amici, a New Jersey philanthropic organization that funds scholarships in […]

L.E.A.D. ON THE STREET, a Law Enforcement Training Program, Featured in Essex News Daily

Drug prevention training for police expands to New Jersey ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A program that will train police officers in drug prevention is now available in New Jersey. The Law Enforcement Against Drugs program is a nonprofit organization that aims to help law enforcement officers prevent drug use. Classroom programs run through L.E.A.D. will […]